The Bar Towel

A colleague and beer buddy brought me 4 beers today that someone had gifted him. Two were from Fine Balance, which was a surprise since I do not recall ever hearing about them, and that doesn't happen often. I checked it out, and discovered they've been around since 2020 November. Good for them, tha...

shintriad wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 2:07 pm Just stopped by to plug LCBO Watch, still goin' strong: https://lcbo.watch/new-releases

I still use this too and find it very helpful, although the updates don't always seem as timely as they once were.

Ah ok. That's no good! I didn't realize that (don't use the app). Same here, I don't use the app, only the website, and it's the "Check Availability in All Stores" that I love and use all the time. And it's why I don't like the Beer Store website because they don't have a feature like this.

LCBO app/website leaves much to be desired. This quote comes from a different thread. There is always the possibility glitches with the website. I find odd things now and again, like making a purchase of something that doesn't show inventory in the store I'm at, or perhaps doesn't show at all, but ...

Just came to take a quick look and noticed at the bottom it said 65 users were logged on.

Wow!

Wait. Only 4 were registered and 61 were guests. Wow!

Cass wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 9:08 am News from Muddy York...

MUDDY YORK BREWING CO. ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR A SECOND LOCATION

I just saw this and was going to post it. You beat me by an hour. LOL

Nickel Brook has another voting contest. This one isn't about four 'mystery' beers, but about three proposed new labels for Naughty Neighbour.

One in Ottawa too.

https://www.canadianbeernews.com/2023/0 ... n-station/

I don't think this could have been done a few years ago. How have the rules changed....or did I just not know.

Also that rebranding. Wow. Somehow I missed that, likely since we haven't had Anchor up here for years, but that really is awful. Their labels and overall branding were iconic, I really loathe modernist sleek branding that marketers seem to be obsessed with. I somehow missed it too. I agree with yo...

"A representative for Anchor Brewing Co., Sam Singer...attributes the decision to a mix of familiar factors: “the impacts of the pandemic, inflation, especially in San Francisco, and a highly competitive market left the company with no option but to make this sad decision to cease operations. ...

Not starting until August 2?? LOL. Wouldn't want to evaluate the initiative on the whole summer now, would we?

A short-lived brewery for a very sad reason.

https://www.canadianbeernews.com/2023/0 ... sses-away/

Craig wrote: ↑Mon Jun 19, 2023 12:47 pm Ha, you linked the cheap one!

https://www.lcbo.com/en/catalogsearch/r ... ayout=card

Yikes, did I ever!!

Once-private collection of rare ultra-aged luxury Scotch whiskies arrives in Canada "...the Gordon family decided the timing was right to bottle and release some of these rare Scotch whiskies. Kirsten Grant Meikle, a fifth-generation family member, says they sampled hundreds of whiskies from t...